@01:57Watch this film to Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd and it'll BLOW your mind ... unfortunately this is at an arbitrary start time i did not record cuz it was so synchronous I could only stare in wrapped amazement. The epitome of shadow art and puppet theatre. A masterpiece!

A play on the traditional folktales of baby-stealing canines, this film is a short story of theft and punishment, appropriately named “The Consequence”.

This piece is an experimental combination of live animation and paper cutouts. All puppets, sets, and effects were made by hand. I had a really fun time on this one. I had no idea how well my camera would record in a low light situation, so a lot of my time was spent crossing my fingers and hoping everything would turn out ok. Had I known the camera would work so nicely (and not blur things, as I expected it to) I probably would have invested more time in the scenery and puppets to add even more detail to them. They were created simply with the impression that small details wouldn’t be visible through the screen. With that one criticism, I’m very happy with this as my first attempt at planning, filming, editing, and producing an actual film.

This film was included in my portfolio to apply for Experimental Animation at CalArts (and I got in). Seeing how much of a success this turned out to be on such an extremely low budget, I’m looking forward to the films that come after this one that I have more time to invest in. Everyone, cross your fingers for me! I have big plans.

Music by Mikey Kirkpatrick (aka Bird Radio). Much thanks to him for allowing me to use his music for my film. It’s quite beautiful, isn’t it? You can find his website here: [link] Give him a listen. You may be hooked.

Edit:Oh my gosh you guys! I thought it was settling down at 15,000 views. The 24 hour front-page bump was over, and now this! A Daily Deviation! Thank you for everyone who recommended it! It's nice to see that people like my work! I can't wait to release my future films!

"Yeah, why should this poor little creature get shot? All he wanted to do was kidnap little children and eat them alive, as their parents act to defend their children! Oh, what a terrible thing! Poor wolf!" (Sarcasm, by the way. I'm no idiot, the four-legged kidnapper had it coming! Why else was this short called "The Consequence"? Anyway, that was really good!)

I do not like this, the movement of the sticks holding the pupet doesn't go with the movement of the puppet. Also it feels like you have been reading too many fairy tales. Thee movement is smooth, though not a great story line.

Absolutely gorgeous. The animation is great, very fluid. The slowness, in my opinion, adds to the animation. The story was good, and had me enthralled from the start. The music fit perfectly with the actions of the characters, and the uses of pitches and instruments was very well chosen!! Very well done indeed!!